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Koreatown is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California, centered near Eighth Street and Western Avenue.〔〔 When Koreans began immigrating in much larger numbers in the 1960s, they found housing in the Mid-Wilshire area. Many opened businesses also as they found rent here and tolerance towards the growing Korean population. Many of the historic Art deco buildings with terra cotta facades have been preserved simply because the buildings remained economically viable for the new businesses.〔Hawthorne, Christopher (November 29, 2014) ("KOREATOWN'S COOL OLD BUILDINGS POINT TO L.A.'S FUTURE" ) ''Los Angeles Times''〕 It is the most densely populated district by population in Los Angeles County, with some 120,000 residents in 2.7 square miles. Despite the name evoking a traditional ethnic enclave, the community is complex and impacts areas outside the traditional boundaries. While the neighborhood culture has also historically been oriented to the Korean immigrant population, Korean business owners are creating stronger ties to the Latino community in Koreatown. The community has become highly diverse ethnically, with half of the residents being Latino and a third being Asian. Two-thirds of the residents were born outside of the United States, a high figure compared to the rest of the city.〔 ==History== The 1930s saw the height of the area's association with Hollywood. The Ambassador Hotel hosted the Academy Awards ceremony in 1930, 1931, 1932, and 1934. Senator Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1968 at Ambassador Hotel. About this time, the surrounding neighborhood began a steep decline. After most of the hotel structures were demolished, the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools were built on the site with the first opening in 2009. The once-glamorous mid-Wilshire area with vacant commercial and office space attracted South Korean immigrants in the 1960s. The relaxed federal immigration rules following the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 resulted in them coming in much larger numbers. They found housing with inexpensive rent and many opened businesses here. Many of the Art deco buildings with terra cotta facades in the area were preserved simply because they remained economically viable with the new businesses that occupied the structures.〔 The 1992 Los Angeles riots had a significant impact on the community. Korean Americans felt they received very little if any aid or protection from police authorities as a result of their low social status and the language barrier. According to Professor Edward Park, director of the Asian Pacific American Studies Program〔(Asian Pacific American Studies ). ''Loyola Marymount University'' Retrieved 9 December 2014〕 at Loyola Marymount University,〔(Edward J.W. Park, Ph.D. ) ''LMU Faculty Website''s Retrieved 9 December 2014〕 the 1992 violence stimulated a new wave of political activism among Korean-Americans, but it also split them into two camps. The liberals sought to unite with other minorities in Los Angeles to fight against racial oppression and scapegoating. The conservatives emphasized law and order and generally favored the economic and social policies of the Republican Party. The conservatives tended to emphasize the political differences between Koreans and other minorities, specifically blacks and Hispanics.〔Edward J.W. Park, ("Competing visions: Political formation of Korean Americans in Los Angeles, 1992-1997" ) ''Amerasia Journal,'' 1998, Vol. 24 Issue 1, pp 41-57〕〔Nancy Abelmann and John Lie, ''Blue dreams: Korean Americans and the Los Angeles riots'' (1997)〕 In late 2008, the City of Los Angeles designated Koreatown a special graphics district (along with Hollywood and the downtown neighborhood of South Park/LA Live). The designation allows for digital signage and electronic billboards, currently not permitted by city code, to be installed on building facades. The designation allowed Times Square and Shibuya District-inspired buildings lined with LCD jumbotrons. The 300-square block graphics district is bordered by 6th Street and Olympic Boulevard from the north and south, and St. Andrews Place and Shatto from the west to east. More recently, some residents have alleged the community has experienced declining political power due to redistricting. As Koreatown has a Latino majority,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Population of Communities of the City of Los Angeles )〕 It is not unusual to find Latino employees in restaurants and grocery stores speaking Korean with customers or Korean store owners engaging Latino customers in Spanish. An example of a cultural interchange between Koreans and Latinos in Koreatown is the popularity of Korean-inspired taco trucks in Los Angeles that feature classic Mexican food infused with Korean ingredients. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Koreatown, Los Angeles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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